The Sun. — London, England, 1818-07-11 00:00:00

IIAM BURG I-1 MAIL. `D.E.MI Or TE:TE QUt-EN DOWAGER. OF SWEDEN STOCIitiOLNI, JUNE 23.—'f he Queen Dowager has survived her late consort only four months and a half, tier Majesty Hedewig Elizabeth Char lotte, Queen of Sweden anti Norway, born ss of Slesiv•ick Holstein, &e. died here in the R''yal Palace, on the evening of Saturday, the 20th of June, after a long indisposition, which terminated in a violent attack of spasms, to the great affliction of his Majesty Our most gracious King, of her Majesty the-Queen, of their Royal highnesses the Crown Prince tied the Princess Royal, of the now assembled States of the King dom, and of all his Majesty's faithful subjects. The King, who seldom suffered a day to pass without seeing the Queen, and who generally spent the - eveningc %ell; her, and on every occa sion showed a t►uly filial attachment to her, seems deeply sensible of this new 10..5. Lice Majesty was niece by die father's side to Ilir 1; Adolphus Fcederiek S‘veden, daughter to Frederic!: Augustus Duke of Holstein Oldenburg!), Prime Bishop of Luber, who was married to Ul ric(' Frederica of Ilesse-Cass , l, niece by the fa ther's side to King Frederick I. of Sweden. She was born March 22, 1759, and marled at Wis mar, Jan. 22, 1774. ST. PETERSBURGH, JAN !O.—According to ac. rni.t.ts from ;J scow it was expected that his Iklttjevty the Emperor tvoolii retort' to that City to-day. On the 25th of June his Mvi,sty ar rive here from Moscow, and in a tew days the Imperial Court and the Count de Rtipin (King of Prussia.) \VILNA, JUNE P2.—The King of Prussia or nieed here on the 10th, under the name of the Count de Ilnpin. bToCKHOLM, JUNE 23..--At the beginning of this mouth immense ma-ses of snow site lay in the woods of Delecaria, and against most of the fences drifted snow ora great depth. The wale's xvere so swelled by the melting of this snow, that, f' , 4 example, a dam raised a month ago half an ell above the usual highest water-mark has been washed away. DREADFUL FLOOD AT MARFIGNY. The only accouirs of the calamitous inundation in the valley of Martigny which have bitherio reached us, have been those contained in the French Papers. The following interesting corn niunication has been received from a Gentleman now at Geneva, vho visited the valley about the end of last mouth.' The letter is dated— " GENEVA„I use 30. " As we approached Marrigny we observed the first appearances of the flood ; but never did.l witness so melancholy a picture of desolation as the village of Martigny exhibited. This village lies at the mouth of a valley ‘vhich is about half a mile broad, and the houses occupying about 500 or (100 yards across it mm the !otter side. The water rose in some houses to the height of three feet, in others as high as fourteen. Timber, wrecks of houses, &c. lay piled against any ob stacle that had been sufficient to stop them, and against the walls of such houses as were not swept away, up to the second story. Where the val ley is so broad, and at the di,tance of twenty-four miles from the lake, I could never have con ceived that so much damege could have been done ; but when I was told that the torrent traversed this distance in one hour and a half, my surprise was that every single house in the valley was not swept away. Time inhabitants expected that the signals which had been established with the view of warning tin m in case such an accident occurred, would have given them five hours time to escape ;---juilge then of their horror and dis may, when, instead of five hours, they had scarce ly a quarter of an hour to fly from the danger. Time signals had been very negligently arranged, and bad frequently on previous times given false alarms. The steps taken to prevent the increase of the lakel(which finally burst out upon them), and if possible to drain it off, were more decisive, though they did not avert the calamity. An immense glacier had been formed last winter across the valley, so as to prevent the passage of the Draftee, which fails into the Rhone below Martigny. This river thus stopped, accumulated so far as to I ' orm a lake a mile and a quarter in length, 230 yards wide, and 3.; yards deep. The glacier, when 1 saw was 2000 feet broad at the base, and 140 feet high. In the month of May, lam told, it was much larger, and was 5000 feet broad. In order to drain off the lake, or, at least, to pre vent its increase, a gallery was cut through this mass of frozen snow, near time top. This gal lery was 608 feet long. Of course, when the wa ters of the lake ;cached so high, they flowed through this gallery. But what occasioned the mi sc hi e f was, that the water undermined the,gla cier below the level of the lake, in consequence of which, on the IGth of June, a great part of it gave way, and then began the work of desola tion. One village, situated - about three quarters ora mile below the lake, was totally swept away. Not a vestige of it, now remains ; and its place is filled by large masses of stone and sand,— Warty of these masses of stone weigh several tons, and have been forced at least a quarter of a .mile from their beds. I measured one of . them. It was 15 feet long, 12 broad, and eight in thick ness. This dreadful torrent did not last more than andmour, anti within that short space of tithe the havoek was completed. A great part of the valley is irrecoverably lost, and the embankments of the Drauce are yoke ruined. Several lin dreds of the inhabitants of the neighbouring vil lages ate now employed in maiiiog barri:rs against the eaciusehments of the river, and in Mali- . ink - tuna l tind the 'lumber of lines-io . st during the flood is about thirty, and the loss of property is estimated at 100,000 t. which - falls heariiy On these poor peoplt, who are all of very slender fortune. TIT E A -4 1' It 1C A E ISTE Performed rtts't Night. ti THEATRE ROYAL, e 7 ovr.NT-GARDE , :.—she Stoops to Conquer : Young Marlow, Mr. (:. livrohle ; Miss Harcleastle, Miss Brunton. After which, John of Faris. THEATHF. RoTAL, ENGLIAII OPERA, STrtANn.—Fire and Wa hl-. After which, Free and Easy . Sir Frvemaii, Mr. Wrench ; Gertrude, Miss Kelly. To which was added, La Perouse. *,* Of PoLITicAr, SOCIETY (Sect. 2), on Montiay. Ni ARatvEn--1 Dahlia, I Waterford, 1 Guernsey and Jersey, 1 Holland, l France, 2 liarohurgli. Du L-1 Alulta. ritlcE OF STOCKS TH DA V AT TWEINF: o'C;.ocic, India 80nd5.....955. lons. pr. Exch. Bills, 2d 19s. 0111. pr. Ditto, 2id.. 20s. 21s. pr. thuniuni. . dis. 14 dis. Cons. fi , r Account.-- .78-:;1- 2 per Cent. B 771 3 per Cent. Cons 7 -74A per Cent 8711 4 prr Cents .. 9t;-;1 97 961 5 per Cent. N. Ann. iO5/M3 Bank L. Ann.... 20 5-I Labs ./ 4 . WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE TO•MOINOW. :Morning, -28 minutes alter S. I Evening, 53 ininutes atter 8- 1 1 111 E UN. 1101,EM qu I)ICERE AUDEAT LON DONT, SATURIMY, JULY 11, 1818. We received last night the Paris Papers of Tuesday last, and this morning those of Wednes day. Thty maintain the most cautious silence with regard to the Cotispiracy. Monday the Duke de IlicuELIEtT, the Austrian Minister Plenipotentiary, and the Count de PAL MELLA, the Portuguese Ambassador to the Court of London, had a conference with the Duke of WELLINGTON. They all proceeded afterwards to the hotel of the English Ambassador. It is again said, that a marriage will take place between Prince FREDERIC, Nephew of the King of SAxoNY, and Heir Presumptive to the Throne, and the Archduchess CAROLINE, daughter of the Emperor of AUSTRIA, and that it will be solern , nized in the course of the ensuing autumn. The negociations between Prussia and Saxony are, it is asserted, about to be definitively ar- ranged. According to a resolution adopted by the Diet of Frankfort, the contingents furnished by the principal States of Germany to the force of the Confederation are to form separate corps under their own Commanders. The following are extracts from the Journals of Wohlesday " Jutr S.—The Sieur Pasquier, Master of Requests, Prefect of La Sarthe, is appointed Director-General 'of the Sicking Fund, in the room of the Count Beugnot, resigned. " The King will go on the 27th instant to liambouillet, to a superb chace, and return the 29th to Saint Cloud ; on the 30th his Majesty returns to the Capital. " It is thought that the Duke of Wellington, after a short stay in the Capital, will proceed again to England, and afterwards, at the period of the meeting of Sovereigns, go to Aix-la-Chapelle. " Uu the 30th ult. a young Englishman, aged 17, who had just embarked at Calais with his fa ther and brother to return to England, cut his throat with a razor. Assistance was immediately rendered, and he was re-handed. He is consi dered in great danger. " The house of Joan d'Arc, at D►►mremy (Vosges), was recently about to be sold to a fo reigner, tvl►o had otiered 6,000 francs, but the proprietor (an old dragoon) hearing that the De partment wished to purchase it, he agreed to sell the house to them fur the inlet ior price of 2,500 francs. " New negotiations are spoken of between the Netherlands and Prussia, respecting exchanges of erritory. FIVE PER CENTS. Monday Tuesthy . 75 f. sfj c. Loan Certificate' 1 DEFERRED STOCK Mouthy. Tuesday. of the 22d March, 1817. —.86 f. 45 c... 86 f. 85 c. 22d Sept. 1817....84 f. 45 c... 84 f. 85 c. 231 March, 1818.-82 f. 60 c... 83f. —c. RASTABT, JULY 2.—The arrival of the Em peror of Austria at Baden, near Vienna, will take place to-morrow. " ROME, JUNE 23.—The Count de Porta lis arrived here the day before yesterday, and has been presented to Cardinal Gonsalvi." By the Nautilus, arrived at Portsmouth from the River Plate, we have received several Letters and Gazettes, dated the 28:11 of April. The following Extract we give as we received it, without having at present the means of ascertain ing the degree of credit due to the statement : (Extract of a Letter from huenos Ayres, dated April 20.) " It is with much pleasure I have to inform you of the total defeat of the Spanish troops in Chili. The decisive battle was (ought on the sth inst. at a place celled Mairo, about, three leagues distance 110111 St. Jag') ; it was a very desperate fought battle. General SAN M - ARTAIN'S troops behaved themselves in the most gallant manner ; they have killed of the enemy about 2000 men; and iakc•n 1500 prisoners, among whom are 150 Offi cers, all the Officers of the Staff ; the enemy havtk been completeLy destroyed. General Osonto, the . General-in-Chief of the Spanish Army, with 25 men, has escaped ; but General SAN MARTAIN'S last dispatch says, by the followring (lay he would have Lim prisoner also.—The City of Buenos Ares has been illuminated three nights." The DOWAGER QUEEN of SWEDEN, if she may be so styled, considering that the late King, her husband, took possession of the Throne of his lawful Sovereign, recently paid the debt of na ture. It is said that her tatter years were em bittered by the conduct of her late husband, first in assuming the Throne, as the elevation of an usurped dignity afforded no gratification to her, and next on his having appoin!ed an upstart Foreigner, who issued from the dregs of society in France, as the Successor to an ancient Throne, which had been supported by Heroes whose names will always be recorded and revered by History ! ! The Rainha dose Anjos, from Lisbon to, the Emit Indies, arrived at Madeira, after bring plundered of 80,000 dollars by an e t Privateer. GRAVESEND, JULY 10. - This evening Mrs. CORBETT, with two daughters and son, arrived .from New-York in the ship Venus, and were landed at this place. Their first inquiry was as to the result of the Westminster Election !! The East India Company's ships Orwell anti Perseverance, outward-bound, parted company on the 28th of April, in lat. 43. 50. North, long 13. West. The Orwell was in the toads of Santa Cruz, in the Island of Tenerife, uu the Bth of May, and was to sail again the following morning. We have the satisfaction to state that due measures have been taken to protect the Metro polis against the outrages that otherwise might be expected to result front the assemblage of such vast hordes of Ituffirms as may be expected to celebrate the triumphal humiliation of Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, the second on the Poll, ou Monday next. It was incumbent on Government to guard t he peace. of the Capital, as much as possible, against au event that may well be thought pregnant with danger. There is reason to believe that hardly a Despe rado or Thief in the Metropolis will be absent on so auspicious an occasion, and uoles vigorous measures are really adopted the consequences may, be dreadful. But prevention is better than cure, according to the adage, and the previous ques tion ought to be, shall such an enormous mass of people be suffered to assemble for no adequate cause, and which may lead to such fatal effects ? We know the operation the speeches of Messrs. KINSAIRD, BRUCE, Gaol JONES, STURCH, CLEARY, WISHAET, HUNT, and other kVorthics 'of the same description, had upon the Mob before the Hustings, and if such inf/amtna tory Orators should address the Multitude at dif ferent stages of the Procession, the rabble may be roused into the most desperate excesses. Besides, the great Hero of the Day, though he was afraid to encounter HUNT on the Hustings, may endea vour to atone for his pusillanimous absence by the boldness of his declamation, and that vulgar asperity with which he always seasons his harangues. We hardly conceive that he will imitate the rashness of the Oratorical Banker, who desired the mob '' to carry their rengeance to the doors of the Treasury," for which he ought to have excited the notice of the ATTORNEY-GENE RAL, as it amounted to little short of an incitement to insurrection and rebellion, if indeed it fell short of it at all. But if the Baronet should urge the giddy 'rabble to the same daring excesses, who can say whether they would not obey the impulse ! The ceremony of chairing the successful Candidate ought, according to ancient custom, to take place on the day when the Election con cludes, and if it does not, the Candidate properly loses liis opportunity, and should not be permit ted to disturb public tranquillity, by h av i ng t h e ceremony performed at a subsequent period. If precedents can be found in the chairing of . Mr. Fox, those are not the only occasions in which he and his political satellites have disturbed and endangered public peace. The necessity of slovting up the shops of industrious Tradesmen, through the whole line of march, is another consideration that ought to have no slight weight on the occasion. If the chairing had taken place on the same day a few persons, compara tively, might have attended, the necessity of domestic protection would have been over in a few minutes, and honest industry might have resumed its calling, but as nearly a week has been allowed for preparation, and -I6rteti as, ttOtittle, Cut protcssion be „, by every ey in b o l anti every species of popular -I-. lifi . ce, in order to'entrap vulgar admiration, 11.1 matter wears a very serio u s as pect, teed as no suct s deliberate schemes for collecting an itumelises of people would be n'ffered to take plac c i ili 811 bl vi e other country, tie do not see why they sh' ild permitted in our own, and we conteivt tha ttteY on resorting to the LAW AUTUORITIES, would be pronounced illegal, and it wont(' ( rece nt dared that steps oug h t to b e taken 10 P what otherwise may be productive of loc al°. 'able mischi e f t o i n di v idu a l s a n d to the metro' polis at large. But unless, at least, th e s ' 9 „ s active and vigorous means o f precaution are 081 adopted, and if the mob should receiv e a fres instigation " t o c arr y th e i r venge a n ce to th e (1 °rs ° of the Treasury," we nosy expect to see them proceed To pluck down JUSTICE from her awful bench* "To trip the course of LAW, and blunt the Sword „ " That guards the I'Eace and S ,rwry of the tiAll°• We particularly recommend to our R eader s ' and to the Protestant world in general, an article respecting the titular Archbishop of DuRLIN,Pr; TROY, and the Roman Catholic faith, Part of which is in our Parer of this day, aw l (beletrtts: mainder shall be inserted on Monday. We , bat. those who, from excess of benevol ence, ° with unrefiecting minds, are disposed to re f°4e all further restraints from THE P AP ISTS, 81111 it ; admit them to a full participation in PO tica s pow:r, will see the danger that might attend °lc; a measute. They should consider that is now what it has always been, and ever w ill b e: ali t as the great boast of its followers is, t h r , UNCHANGEABLE and INFALLIBLE, 811 d, 03 lilt' tide in question fully manifests, that it is a" es'e , 0.11 point of their doctrine, wh a t e ver expl' inari°" , they may attempt, that " uo raid, is to be k rt with Heretics." -ves JACOBIN DINNER —A Dinner took Pl' ice ,„"tt , e terday, at the Piezza Coffee•house, friends of Sir FR ANCIS Nif• v ( g )ti rie' h.INNAIRO was in the Chair, and a !coo' 5 e%' settled to hint by a person mmed AP; M I . pressing appio'ta lion of the conduct of I , ut tgAttur on the .In tin g s, an d o f hi s the favour. of Political Beyorm ; jaitire "' e der company, it is proper to o b serve , that te ', t ;oe.' did not state that the Reforatinttmded kv s h ti9L mence by the demtohfion of the Treasury ! 5 11 THE QUEEN,—We ara extremely that the report of th e s t ate o f h er ihj e s , y ". •• h o day Ivafi Very favourable, viZ. (jilfl' :4 0 ,19 !hid a very good night, and is much bc llll. l c lof utort,ing.'• Ott Tituryday, I .tail past folr ae the PRINCE 11E;;ENT arrived in an o pen c°' : ) ,,',l and tour, with ootridet4, at Kw e i'ol , !ce , ! r e- t visit to the QUEEN. His ROVal 1“.%' mained there till a tptarter before sin , lett for Lomion: Yesterd a y his R o yal 134: ', ptif again %Tent fron t Carlton-hoase to fieW , t his dutiful respects to his beloved MOib er ‘f er . On Thursday the Pt incess A DELAI OS ( 0 ) .. NINGEN, and the Du c h ess h er motho.> ~eve".. troducedto the QUEEN at Kew, and ill 0,10 ing returned to town in company with II" • • 'of CLARENCE. V"; Yesterday the Duke of Cepaterice a n " l , ati' l KEITH dined with the Princess Apes 1/7 the Duchess of M EI N INGEN , 1/. clo On Wvdnesday evening, ab ou t seven °.(1,01 the Prince FREDERICK and the Prince o f of HESSE CAsSRL, the br o th ers o f t he Poe'i, of CAMERIDGE s ,aryiYed at the house of the Po kier)' CAMBRIDGE, on Kew Green. '1 iw od a t ed with lodging at one of the. K ING vi; tt'eGr'e 11?(11 s I , c . 1 1r 55 e6: rtes' houses. The Landgrave of flgs su is accommodated at one of (hose houses. the His Excellency the Duke of SAN CARL ° '" Duchess, and their two• (Luers, , c'''' 431) ) 3 ) ,1 1 1 .4 . by the numerous suite attached to the, 1 1 - 3 ' l ,!, r se of Spain, enjoyed an 'aquatic excorsion 013'1.° tl day to Richmond, where his Grace g' ve t tee eegant dinner to - a select party of triends anti officers of his official establishment. • i.l l Viscount ME L V ILLE returned tow Yst " e r et :\kl# from Edinburgh; and a tt en ded the n" . "" i ni int!, y Lord . BERESEPRD is arrived from I.4;t!ion-111 s hy Prince Ernest packet. He is accompeoie4 Majors IVATSON. and BaAceeNatialt;• aud CLARK. : a rri' Letters from India, received by the 185- 1 bee ° vals, state, that Major•GeoerA ne.eu ha', l i be• confirmed. by the GoV ernin e n t of Aladro s. ' I 0 0 4 command of the Army within that Major GEORGE L. f f the 0 ( j . %l J AMBERT, " f the frontier ; I re . gitnent of Native lufatorv, an Officer promise, was appointed wSecretarY' re o r Nett Orleans 'Papers to the lfith N li l rived. It was expected that the Americo) oe, ral woo!ti take possession of Pens B , c()l4 ; t l manner in which it sho u ld be sorreuder oro eo looked for with much anxiety. it ,vas 5 " 11 Do t .that the Spanish Commandant he had no adequate f orce to s „ sta iu a sit'g c ,ptß i° Among the scientific associates ° t iota !0 r esi e. ; TUCKE,Y, in the hate unfortunate exPe" l on d ip explore the River Zrire, in South Africa, co o r e' which he fell a victim, was Mr. CR ls:C , 11 :00 5 ,L efr tor of Objects of Natural History, ` ‘ `;' l :;• s h commended by Dr. LEACH, of 'he yr. b i e er) setup, to fi ll this department, h 3 c i " t 110/10 gaged in making sect( collections for t" 4, 4 ro w , . 00 tory on the coasts of Devon rand ort ott was a native of Kiegsbridge, in this 01 ,, e , was brought up to the humble occoetheabo,ct, shoemaker : hit a passionate tirdour for orl .c , named science oveica.me the ditlicoltio °lt fortune had,ohstructed his a dvauces .-- i i e voo ot f quent remark, t h a t th e Comity of t heir produced more men „who have foug ht • oF., • I , r oe r to eminence f lour discouragiue b e g'pyill(i any other in the kingdoni.—(E-reir 1 ~ ~~Y vqo Q tr I 'o r, 1 . 1 I. , it A;ei t ~lll i I~~~ ', '~~~~~,. c , l ~; i Vet, 1~r,,, ~,,~ fir tl j,it 110,) c'ke,, .*,48 C ST C 1,1 't Vi;r„ 41,41 ' l'st is u jt C(,)